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Brillanter Chor: Händels Messias mit Gabrieli Consort & Players im KKL Luzern

By Rolf Kyburz, 21 December 2015
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Reviewed at Culture and Congress Centre: Concert Hall, Lucerne on 19 December 2015
Programme
Handel, Messiah
Performers
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh, Conductor
Sarah Tynan, Soprano
Iestyn Davies, Countertenor
Stuart Jackson, Tenor
Neal Davies, Bass
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Rolf Kyburz
Rolf Kyburz
Rolf ist ein besessener Liebhaber und Sammler von klassischer Musik zwischen Renaissance und dem 21. Jahrhundert. Seine musikalische Erfahrung (Violine, Sologesang, Mitgliedschaft in Chören und kleineren Chorensembles) fließt jetzt unter anderem in seinen Blog auf www.rolf-musicblog.net; seit 2014 bespricht er für Bachtrack Konzerte. Vorheriges Leben: Chemiestudium, 30 Jahre Spezialist für wissenschaftliche Instrumente, Computer, Software, Programmieren.